Kenyas Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient. Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet Health Ministry Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth said the eighth case involved a 49-year-old patient attendant … Read more

Isabella Rossellini turned a 27-acre New York farmstead into a protected community farm after conserving 20.8 acres; Mama Farm now runs a member CSA and biodiversity programmes for families and children

Isabella Rossellini turned a 27-acre New York farmstead into a protected community farm after conserving 20.8 acres; Mama Farm now runs a member CSA and biodiversity programmes for families and children

Isabella Rossellini turned a 27-acre New York farmstead into a protected community farm after conserving 20.8 acres (Image Credit: Mama Farm) A wooded property on Long Island has become a place where farming, animal care and community activities share the same space. The project is Mama Farm, founded by actress Isabella Rossellini in Brookhaven, New … Read more

Meet Franz Lozano Jr., the Texas student who returned to education after more than a decade away; he is now part of a national award-winning student organisation recognised for leadership, service and community engagement

Meet Franz Lozano Jr., the Texas student who returned to education after more than a decade away; he is now part of a national award-winning student organisation recognised for leadership, service and community engagement

The national conference offered students an opportunity to exchange ideas with aspiring educators from across the country while attending workshops focused on recruitment, advocacy and issues affecting students and educators Returning to college after more than a decade away can be daunting enough. For Franz Lozano Jr., it became the beginning of an unexpected leadership … Read more

Two Iranians in UK charged over terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

Two Iranians in UK charged over terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

A police car patrols the area around the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester Two Iranian nationals have been charged in the UK over an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community, with police accusing the men of carrying out reconnaissance and trying to obtain components and equipment for an improvised explosive device.According to … Read more

Who was Xavier Nungaray? Franklin High School student dies after fall; horrifying video surfaces as Highland Park community mourns

Xavier Nungaray's parent started a GoFundMe after his death from the fall at Franklin High School. (GoFundMe)

Xavier Nungaray has been identified as the student who fell and died at the Franklin High School in Highland Park, Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 30. Nungaray fell from the fourth floor balcony of the school. Xavier Nungaray’s parent started a GoFundMe after his death from the fall at Franklin High School. (GoFundMe) A horrifying … Read more

Iowa woman left a $3 million estate for 485 libraries and 128 senior community centres; her quiet final act is now transforming education and elder care in small towns across the state

Iowa woman left a $3 million estate for 485 libraries and 128 senior community centres; her quiet final act is now transforming education and elder care in small towns across the state

Norma Jean Warner lived a quiet life in Des Moines, Iowa, working at an optical shop, saving carefully and volunteering through church organisations. She and her husband, Waldo, had no children and lived modestly, but Warner spent years planning what would happen to her money after her death. When she died in 2023 at 85, … Read more

A Minnesota family farm has been sold to a homebuilder and grading has already begun; the city has now given final approval to turn the 88-acre property into a 262-home community by 2032

A Minnesota family farm has been sold to a homebuilder and grading has already begun; the city has now given final approval to turn the 88-acre property into a 262-home community by 2032

Heavy machinery has already started moving soil across a historic family farm in Minnesota. The work is preparing the property for a large new housing development after city officials gave final approval to the plans. The Prior Lake City Council unanimously approved the final plat, planned unit development, and development agreement for the former Vierling … Read more

A San Francisco houseboat just minutes from OpenAI’s headquarters has been listed for $1.749 million; the floating home is one of only about 20 residences in the Mission Creek community

A San Francisco houseboat just minutes from OpenAI’s headquarters has been listed for $1.749 million; the floating home is one of only about 20 residences in the Mission Creek community

A rare floating home in San Francisco’s Mission Creek has returned to the property market, with the three-bedroom residence listed for $1.749 million. The unusual sale was reported by SFGATE and CBS San Francisco, while the current listing from City Real Estate confirms the asking price and specifications. Scroll down to read more…The home at … Read more

Scientists rebuilt oyster reefs in Florida; within 18 months, the wider marine animal community began returning

Scientists rebuilt oyster reefs in Florida; within 18 months, the wider marine animal community began returning

Restoring damaged oyster reefs can bring back the small marine animals that depend on them. A study examined restored, living, and dead oyster reefs in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon to track how their macroinvertebrate communities changed after restoration. The researchers collected 20,087 marine invertebrates representing 41 species from 14 families. Over time, the communities on … Read more

Meet Agimol Pradeep, Indian-origin UK nurse who won the Global Nursing Award worth $250,000 for increasing organ donation and transplantation within UK’s South Asian community

Meet Agimol Pradeep, Indian-origin UK nurse who won the Global Nursing Award worth $250,000 for increasing organ donation and transplantation within UK's South Asian community

Agimol Pradeep, an Indian-origin nurse based in the UK, recently won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2026. On Saturday, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan presented the cash prize of $250,000 to the nurse at an event held in Kochi. It was Pradeep’s contribution to greater awareness of organ and stem-cell donation over the years … Read more